Mick Brigden, a music tour manager who toured the world with such legendary artists as the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, died at the age of 73.
The UK native was injured while digging a grave for his dog on the property of his home in Santa Clara, Northern California, last week.
He was taken to a local hospital and eventually succumbed to his injuries and died on 5 September. The press Democrat.
It is not yet clear exactly what caused his death.
RIP: Mick Brigden died last week at the age of 73, after an accident while digging a grave for his dog on his property in Santa Clara, California.
Along with the Rolling Stones and Dylan, Brigden worked with renowned artists such as Peter Frampton, Humble Pie, Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Mountain and Joe Satriani.
His 34-year-old wife, Julia Dreyer Brigden, told the publication that she would often hit the road with him and saw why she was in high demand as a tour director with some of the most important music artists since the late 1960s. .
He was so organized. That’s why he was so good at his job, “he said, adding,” When you got to the hotel, the cars were waiting and the seats were set up. ”
Brigden worked as a tour manager for musical artists such as the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Peter Frampton, Carlos Santana, Humble Pie, Van Morrison, Mountain and Joe Satriani; appears with Mick Jagger and his solo band, which included Satriani, as they rehearsed for Jagger’s solo tour at SIR Studios in New York in February 1988.
Brigden was born and raised in Southend-On-Sea, England, a tourist town on the Thames Estuary in Essex in the south-east of England. He finally left for Canada in 1966, when he was 19, settled in Toronto and worked as a graphic artist.
After meeting Bass bassist and vocalist Felix Pappalardi in the late 1960s, he would retire and move to New York to work as a touring director for hard rockers.
Brigden met his wife and famed rock concert promoter Bill Graham at a concert at the Fillmore West venue in San Francisco in 1969, which led him to work with Graham over the years until his death in 1991. .
Satriani’s working relationship with Brigden began in 1988, when the guitarist was hired to play Mick Jagger’s two solo tours that year. They would end up working together for more than three decades.
Road Warriors for 33 years: Brigden worked with Joe Satriani for more than three decades from 1988; they meet together in February 1988
Emotional: Satriani shared a touching tribute to Bridgen on Instagram after his death
“It’s been a crazy, wonderful 33 years of rock ‘n’ roll. I’ve never worked so hard, played so much, laughed and cried so much, made so much music and had so many adventures around the world, and all with Mick in my side, “Satriani wrote in an emotional tribute to Instagram after confirming his death.
“He was the top mentor in the music business. Honest, tough, welcoming, hardworking, respectful, tenacious, insightful, it was all of that and more. I learned a lot about being a good Mick person.
Singer-guitarist Sammy Hagar, who left his mark on rock and roll as a solo artist, as well as with Montrose and Van Halen, commented on Satriani’s Instagram tribute.
“So sad, my first road experience in Montrose Mick took us under his wing because he cared about a humble cake for whom we opened. Nothing but love,” Hagar wrote.
In addition to his wife Julia, Brigden is survived by his son Jack Brigden, his stepdaughter Jessica Merz and his grandson David Merz.
Memorial plans are still pending. The family is asking for donations to be sent on Brigden’s behalf to the Humane Society of Sonoma County, California.
Pending Memorial: The Brigden family requests that donations be sent on behalf of Mick Brigden to the Humane Society of Sonoma County, California.